26mm, a nice chunk of silver in hand!
Slowly but surely I'm crossing coins off my Bucket List. This Titus cistophorus is the most recent one. These do not show up frequently in trade,...
Stunning coin!
A very respectable coin. Congrats Mat!
I'll worry about it while eating my pie and cheddar cheese wedge in Wisconsin.
Awesome Flavian peace coins Jay! My first ever Roman coin. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.40g Rome Mint, 75 AD RIC 772 (C3), BMC 161, RSC...
What is the benefit to the one not bidding? Nothing. He comes away empty handed. If, on the other hand two bidders colluded to drive a hammer...
According to the link below, both colluding parties have to benefit in order to violate the Sherman Act. Clearly, refraining from bidding against...
To be honest, no I haven't. Thanks for the link, it gives me some perspective.
Perusing Vcoins this morning I came across this interesting piece....
Harry Sneh and I used to coordinate pre-bidding strategies so we were not competing against each other. It worked out quite well and we both were...
Guilty as charged. I've been waiting for that type to come along in decent shape for quite sometime. I agree with @Nemo , even at my winning bid...
Great coin and a creative way to start a thread!
Neat OP Domitian! It's always nice to have good memories attached to a coin purchase. I have way too many Domitian's to share, but here is one I...
Coins are not safe around cats either. [ATTACH] They were just waiting for me to leave the room so they could solve the mystery of what's in the...
A fantastic coin steeped in history!
During the Renaissance antiquarians used denarii to help identify unknown marble busts and statues as emperors. Certainly, they had their work cut...
Wow, I didn't realise Beast was gone too! The last coin I bought from Zach was in 2015. How time flies!
Nice to see you here Jay! And nice example of that iconic Vespasian denarius!
Denarius be hanged, that is a wonderful portrait! You made the right choice, IMHO.
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